Open lesson "Canada"

Grade: 8A

Date: 12.03.15

Theme:Canada

Aims:

1. The Edecational : to explain using the adjectives, new information about Canada

2. Developing: to interest to learning English

3. Up-bringing: to develop the students’ abilities in oral speech and reading;

   to enlarge listening, understanding and writing skills.

The plan of the lesson:

І. Organization moment:

                   Good morning boys and girls!

                   How are you?

                   Who is on duty today?

II. Phonetic drill

Every country has its size And its mother tongue, All the people have their state And the Sun to rise. Every language is to live In the world of fame; Every person is to be The patriot of fate. Let’s be faithful, let’s be true To the native tongue!  Let the Motherland be happy Under the rays of Sun! We respect all the confessions of the world!

III. Divide into 2 groups

1. Kazakhstan
2. Canada

IV. Home task

                   National emblem of Kazakhstan

V. The main part

                       At first, I would like you to guess the theme of our today’s lesson. Look at the picture, I think it helps you to guess.

1. What is it?
2. Do you know this leaf?

As you understood the theme of our lesson is “Canada. What do you know about Canada?

• Hockey
• Polar bears/igloos
• Long cold winters
• Maple Leaf

VI. Vocabulary

Canada [?kæn?d?] – Канада

Independent [??nd??p?nd?nt] – т?уелсіз

Provinces [?pr?v?n(t)ses] - провинция

Amount [??ma?nt]- аума?ы

Prosperous |?pr??sp?r?s|- ?ркендеу

Percent |p?r?sent|- пайыз

VII. Listening and read

Text “Canada”

Canada is an independent federative state. It is one of the most developed countries. Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. It is situated on the North American continent. In size Canada is the second in the world after Russia.

                  The capital of Canada is Ottawa, which is situated on the bank of the Ottawa River. It is famous for its beautiful parks. It is also known as the city of bridges.

                   The Beaver is Canada's National animal and its discovery is intrinsically associated with the discovery of the country itself.

Canada is very rich in forest, minerals and animals. It holds the first place in the world in the amount of forests. It is rich in the following natural resources: non-ferrous metals, uranium, oil, natural gas, coal.

         Canada grows wheat, barley, flax, potatoes, vegetables and fruit. Fishing is also one of the prosperous industries. Official languages of Canada are English and French. Nearly 60 percent of the population speak English and 27 percent speak French. The rest speaks other languages, such as Eskimo, Indian, German, Ukrainian and Italian.

VIII. Speaking

Look at the slide. Picture of Canada

IX. Work with text

1. Canada is the… country in the world

a) Largest

b) Fifth largest

c) Second largest

2. There are … provinces and three territories in Canada

a) 5

b) 12

c) 10

3.Where is Canada situated?

a) West of the USA

b) North of America

c) South of Kazakhstan

4. Canada is …

a) a federative state

b) a parliamentary republic

c) a monarchy

5. Official languages of Canada …

a) English and Italy

b) English and French.

c) English and German

6. What is the official national animal of Canada?

a) lion

b) tiger

c) Beaver

Keys: 1-c;  2-c;  3-b;  4-a;  5-b;  6-c

X. Reflection

Video about Canada

XI. Grammar. Article

The definite article (белгілі артикль)

- Географиялы? атауларды? (тау, те?із, к?л, ?зен т.с.с. атаулары) алдында: Мыс.: The Caspian sea, the North, the Indian ocean, the Alatau mountains

- С?з (??гіме) белгілі зат жайында бол?анда Мыс.: Where is the bag (С?мке ?айда?)? Б?л жердегі с?мке деп отыр?анымыз белгілі с?мке. Ол мені? немесе сізді? с?мке?із екендігі аны?.

The indefinite article(белгісіздік артикль)

Мысалы: I am a student (Мен – студентпін). К?п студентті? бірімін. Егер мен студенттерді? арасында?ы ерекше студент болсам, онда бас?аша айтыл?ан болар еді.

This is an apple (Б?л – алма). Адам санап болмайтын алмаларды? біреуі ?ана. Ол алманы? на?ты ?андай алма екендігі туралы еште?е айтылып т?р?ан жо?.

I have __ beautiful doll.

There are dogs in __ yard.

I loved __ apple pie after the meal.

She bought __ dress today.

Would you like __ ice-cream?

XII.Cards of Articles

XIII. Running dictation

1^st group.

Kazakhstan consists of a vast flatland, bordered by a high mountain belt in the southeast. It extends from the lower Volga and the Caspian Sea in the west to the Altai Mts. in the east. It is largely lowland in the north and west, hilly in the center and mountainous in the south and east. Kazakhstan is a region of inland drainage; the Syr Darya, the Ili, the Chu, and other rivers drain into the Aral Sea and Lake Balkash. Most of the region is desert or has limited and irregular rainfall.

2^nd group.

         Canada's climate is influenced by latitude and topography. The Interior Lowlands make it possible for polar air masses to move south and for subtropical air masses to move north into Canada. Canada is an industrial nation with a highly developed science and technology sector. It has 18 Nobel Laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine.

XIV. Home task.

         Presentation about Canada

XV. Listen and watch

         Anthem of Canada

O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, We stand on guard for thee. God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

XVI. Evalution

XVII. The end of the lesson

We say to Canada “Good-bye”, The plane is flying back. But we are sure, we won’t forget The beauty of this land!